1991 LPGA Championship

The 1991 Mazda LPGA Championship was the 37th LPGA Championship, played June 27–30 at Bethesda Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb northwest of Washington, D.C.

1991 Mazda LPGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJune 27–30, 1991
LocationBethesda, Maryland
Course(s)Bethesda Country Club
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Statistics
Par71
Length6,246 yards (5,711 m)[1]
Cut147 (+5)[2]
Prize fund$1.0 million
Winner's share$150,000
Champion
United States Meg Mallon
274 (−10)
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Meg Mallon shot a final round 67 (−4) to win the first of her four major titles, one stroke ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Ayako Okamoto.[3] All three were tied for the lead at 207 (−6) after 54 holes,[4] and played in the final grouping on Sunday.[3] They came to the final hole tied at nine under par; all three put their drives in the fairway and had putts for birdie, but only Mallon converted.[3] She won the U.S. Women's Open two weeks later.

This was the second of four consecutive LPGA Championships at Bethesda Country Club.

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 27, 1991

Place Player Score To Par
1   Deborah McHaffie 66 −5
T2   Barb Mucha 67 −4
  Deb Richard
  Colleen Walker
T5   Pat Bradley 68 −3
  Nina Foust
  Meg Mallon
T8   Amy Alcott 69 −2
  Judy Dickinson
  Michelle Estill
  Vicki Fergon
  Marta Figueras-Dotti
  Shirley Furlong
  Jane Geddes
  Rosie Jones
  Betsy King
  Hiromi Kobayashi
  Hollis Stacy

Second round

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Friday, June 28, 1991

Place Player Score To Par
1   Ayako Okamoto 70-64=134 −8
T2   Pat Bradley 68-68=136 −6
  Meg Mallon 68-68=136
4   Deb Richard 67-70=137 −5
T5   Barb Bunkowsky 70-68=138 −4
  Rosie Jones 69-69=138
T7   Amy Alcott 69-70=139 −3
  Shirley Furlong 69-70=139
T9   JoAnne Carner 71-70=141 −1
  Beth Daniel 71-70=141
  Vicki Fergon 71-70=141
  Debbie Massey 70-71=141
  Colleen Walker 67-74=141

Third round

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Saturday, June 29, 1991

Place Player Score To Par
T1   Pat Bradley 68-68-71=207 −6
  Meg Mallon 68-68-71=207
  Ayako Okamoto 70-64-73=207
4   Barb Bunkowsky 70-68-70=208 −5
T5   Beth Daniel 71-70-68=209 −4
  Deb Richard 67-70-72=209
7   Amy Alcott 69-70-71=210 −3
T8   JoAnne Carner 71-70-70=211 −2
  Michelle Estill 69-75-67=211
  Betsy King 69-75-67=211
  Sherri Steinhauer 71-71-69=211

Final round

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Sunday, June 30, 1991

Place Player Score To Par Prize Money ($)
1   Meg Mallon 68-68-71-67=274 −10 150,000
T2   Pat Bradley 68-68-71-68=275 −9 80,000
  Ayako Okamoto 70-64-73-68=275
4   Beth Daniel 71-70-68-69=278 −6 52,500
T5   Barb Bunkowsky 70-68-70-71=279 −5 38,750
  Deb Richard 67-70-72-70=279
7   Betsy King 69-75-67-70=281 −3 29,500
8   JoAnne Carner 71-70-70-71=282 −2 26,000
9   Juli Inkster 72-70-71-70=283 −1 23,500
10   Amy Alcott 69-70-71-74=284 E 21,00

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Okamoto takes over lead". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 29, 1991. p. B4.
  2. ^ "Elite shoot to the front at LPGA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 29, 1991. p. 7D.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mallon unshakeable down the stretch". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 1, 1991. p. 2B.
  4. ^ Diaz, Jaime (June 30, 1991). "Daniel reels in LPGA's leaders". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (New York Times). p. 5E.
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